WHILE STANDING ON A NARROW PLATFORM ON THE GUIDE OF A CAGE PACTOR DROP CHUTE. WASHING DOWN COAL DUST BUILD UP WITH PRESSURIZED WATER HOSE. THE WATER HOSE DROPPED BEHIND HIM WHILE HOLDING THE H OSE OVER HIS SHOULDER, THE WATER HOSE JERKED BACKWARD TWISTING HIS LOWER BACK.
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Showing all 9EE WAS PLACING PISTER RODS IN THE ROCK WHERE HE BUMP THE ROCK WITH THE ROD WHILE RT WAS HANDING OR A SLING HOOK THE HOOK DID NOT HAVE A LATCH L THE ROD FELL LANDING ON EE LEFT FOOT.
LIFTING A SUMP THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ALTERCATION WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE HAS NOT RETURNED TO WORK AND NO STATEMENT HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM HIM. ALSO THERE WERE NO WITNESSES.
EMPLOYEE HA DHIS FINGER PINCHED WHILE SECARRING A HAT TO AN EYE BOLT THAT WAS HOLDING AN ELECTRIC HOIST. WHEN THE CABLE HOLDING THE EYE BOLT BACK IT PINCHED HIS FINGER.
PICKED UP SHEET AT PLYWOOD,S TRAINE DHIS BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING A SECOND EMPLOYEE REMOVE A SAMPLE CONVEYOR.AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING TO A NEW LOCATION,THE CONVEYOR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIM IN A PINCH.THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A STRAIN
WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A CONVEYOR ROLLER, IT CAME LOOSE AND PINCHED HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND THE FRAME.
EMPL WAS REPAIRING WATERLINE INSIDE OF PL#1 DUSTCOLLECTOR. WHILE WRAPPING DUCT TAPE AROUND HOSE TAPE ACCIDENTLY BROKE CAUSING EMPL TO CUT HIS LEFT HAND ON CONE EDGE.